The Treasure of my Heart The Gospel today follows directly on from last Sunday’s reflection on possessions. Jesus assures us of his confidence in the words “there is no need to be afraid, little flock, for it has pleased the…

18th Sunday C 31 July 21016 Avarice Like the story of Martha and Mary, this section is found only in Luke’s Gospel. It is made up of two parts, a teaching on avarice and a parable to illustrate the point…

“THIS MAN WELCOMES SINNERS AND EATS WITH THEM”. Jesus addresses this charge in the parable of the Prodigal Son. Any study of the parable must address the context and this question. It is not a parable about which son is…

The wrong place at the wrong time. We move on from the desert and the mountain to the journey to Jerusalem. Jesus is told about two items of news of the day. These items are not found in secular history…